Ladle for molten metal.



A. E. MACOOUN 9 M, KILLEEN.

LADLE FOR MOLTEN METAL. APPLIOATION IILEDJAN.31,.1908.

Patented Mar, 9,11999.

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WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

ANDREW E. MACOOUN AND MICHAEL KILLEEN, 0F BRADDOOK, PENNSYLVANIA.

LADLE F03 MOLTEN METAL.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Application filed January 31, 1908.

It also consists in constructing the ladle so as to bring the joint between the sections at such point as will permit the large upper portion of the skull to be removed with the re mprovement in movable top section of the ladle.

Ladles for Molten Metal, of which the fol- I In the drawings, 2 represents the lower meowlng is a full, clear, and exact description, tallic shell of the ladle which is provided with anying a refractor lining 3. 4 is t e metallic shell cation, of e upper removable top portion or sec tion of the ladle which also is provided with a refractory lining 5. The top section of the ladle is provided with the usual pouring leis placed in the trunnion No. 914,788. Patented March 9, 1909.

Serial No. 413,539.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANDREW E. OOUN and MIoHAEL KILLEEN, both of Bradheny county, Pennsylvania, have ad e;

Heretofore in such ladles the metallic shell secure together with a lining composed of lugs 13 and 14. Su1table angle plates 15 are t er refractory material. After provided on the top rim of the lower ladle a short time, section 2 and on the top and bottom rim of to retain the bricks or the horizontal legs of the portion of the ladle in order that the molten iron may be entirely drained from the ladle or to again bring the ladle to somewhere the bolts 11 are the t forming a sto tity of the mol not removed by which the time required in relining dles is greatly reduced and the life of h linings is largely increased.

' further designed to metal. e removed from the top sectlon 4 of the ladle which has been taken ace on the bottom section 2. Usually this operation causes the lining of the top section of the ladle to be broken or ecome loosened to such an extent that it is without removing ladle.

The invention consists in constructin a sectional ladle in which the to metallic shell qortion is removably secure to the lower netallic shell of the ladle.

necessary to reline this top section of the separable upper shell portion and its lining ladle. detachably securedto a lower shell portion,

The advantages of our invention arise from and means to retain the refractory lining the increased life of the linin in the lower in each section; substantially as described.

portion of the ladle, as a num er of the top 4. An open to ladle for molten metal sections can be used Without the necessity having a sectiona separable metallic shell, of relining the bottom section. The expense an independent refractory lining in each of keeping the ladles in condition to carry a section of the shell means to retain the maximum amount of molten material and refractory lining in each section, and means in keeping them in condition to be entirely for separably securing together the lined drained after each filling operation is very sections of the shell; substantially as delargely reduced as by 'removing the top scribed.

section and replacing it with a fresh top 5. A ladle for molten ,metal having a section the pool of metal which is generally removable open top section and means for im ossible, to remove from the top of the securing the removable section to the body lad e after it has been used for some time portion of the ladle, the top section and body is then easily drawn from the ladle and the portion having separable refractory linings capacity of the ladle is larger. whose inner surfaces are alined to form a The apparatus is simple and is easily kept continuous lining of gradually increasing in repalr. By keeping a number of extra diameter toward the top; substantially as top sections the equipment necessary to described. handle a large amount of molten metal is 6. A ladle for molten metal, consisting of less than when the ladies are made in the a body portion having atrunnion ring surusual manner. We claim?- 1. A sectional open top ladle for molten metal having a metallic shell, a separable refractory lining for each section of the shell, means to retain the refractory lining in eac section and detachable means for securing the shell sections together; substantially as described.

2. An open top ladle for molten metal having a lower metallic shell portion, a refractory lining in-said shell portion, an upper metallic shell portion removably secured to said lower ortion, the inner face of the metallic shells eing in alinement with each other, a se arable refractory lining for the u per shel portion, and means for securing tr e upper to the lower shell portion; substantially as described.

3. An open top ladle for molten metal having a metallic shell and a refractory lining within said shell, said ladle having a removable interchangeable top section carrybeing detachably connected and having separate refractory linings, and means to portion; substantialy as described.

7. An open top ladle section for molten metal having a metallic shell and a refractory lining within said shell, said ladle having removably secured to the lower shell portion, and angle bars secured to the inner walls of each shell for retaining the refractory lining, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto set our hands.

ANDREW E. MACCOUN. MICHAEL KILLEEN. Witnesses:

G. E. F. GRAY, FRANK A. POWER.

rounding its upper edge portion, a sha low ing the pouring lips, said portion and section retain the lining in the top section and body 1 a separable upper shell portion and lining 

